AniyatakaṇḍaAniyatasikkhābada

Vinayapiṭaka · Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga (1) · Vol. 1 · Section 651

[651] If that laywoman should speak thus: "The master was seen by me sitting, engaging in bodily contact with a woman" — if he acknowledges that, he should be dealt with according to the offence. If that laywoman should speak thus: "The master was seen by me sitting, engaging in bodily contact with a woman" — if he should speak thus: "It is true that I was sitting, but I was not engaging in bodily contact" — he should be dealt with for the sitting. If that laywoman should speak thus: "The master was seen by me sitting, engaging in bodily contact with a woman" — if he should speak thus: "I was not sitting; rather, I was lying down" — he should be dealt with for the lying down. If that laywoman should speak thus: "The master was seen by me sitting, engaging in bodily contact with a woman" — if he should speak thus: "I was not sitting; rather, I was standing" — he should not be dealt with.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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